More Fallout From Patrick Murphy’s Interview Disaster

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May 21, 2015 by

Congresswoman Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona’s 9th district is catching more heat this week from liberal activists who oppose the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP). The Arizona Republic reported that dozens of protestors crowded outside Sinema’s district office in Phoenix and demanded she vote against the trade deal.

Sinema has been conspicuously quiet about her position on the partnership. The Arizona Republic writes that:

“At a closed meeting with union leaders this month, Sinema refused to take a position on the agreement that would ease trade barriers between the U.S. and 11 Pacific Rim countries. She also said she was undecided on the accompanying ‘fast track’ legislation that would require Congress to vote up or down on the deal without making amendments. Union leaders said she had flipped from being opposed.”

Sinema should not be playing politics with such an important trade deal hanging in the balance. In light of the recent demonstration outside her office, it appears her constituents agree.

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May 21, 2015 by

A new report from The New York Times reveals that Hillary Clinton was sending sensitive information, including the location of key State Department officials like Ambassador Chris Stevens, from her secret, private email server:

The Times obtained about a third of the 850 pages of emails. They appear to back up Mrs. Clinton’s previous assertions that she did not receive classified information at her private email address.

But some of the emails contain what the government calls “sensitive” information or “SBU’’ — sensitive but unclassified. This includes details of the whereabouts of State Department officials in Libya when security there was deteriorating during the 2011 revolution. One email from a year and a half before the attacks that was marked sensitive but unclassified contained the whereabouts of Mr. Stevens as he considered leaving Benghazi during the uprising against the Qaddafi regime because of the deteriorating security.

“The envoy’s delegation is currently doing a phased checkout (paying the hotel bills, moving some comms to the boat, etc.),” said the email that was forwarded to Mrs. Clinton from a close aide, Huma Abedin. “He will monitor the situation to see if it deteriorates further, but no decision has been made on departure. He will wait 2-3 more hours, then revisit the decision on departure.”

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May 20, 2015 by

Earlier today Politico reported that the Clinton Foundation had not properly disclosed donations made by the Alphawood Foundation.

The Alphawood Foundation is Fred Eychaner’s foundation. Eychaner himself has given $25 million to the Clinton Foundation, and is hosting a fundraiser for Hillary Clinton in Chicago today.

The Clinton Foundation reports that the Alphawood Foundation had given somewhere between $10,001 and $25,001. However the Alphawood Foundation 990 tax documents reveal that Alphawood had donated $7.25 million to the Clinton Foundation.

Fox News’ Ed Henry raised the question of whether or not this will cause the Clinton Foundation to have to refile their taxes again.

The real question is will Bill Clinton blame this latest undisclosed donor on the foundation accountant again?

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May 20, 2015 by

Although Hillary Clinton only sparingly answers questions from the press, below is a list of foreign policy questions that reporters could consider asking, should Clinton “ponder” a back-and-forth with the press:

1. Do you support legislation passed by both the Senate and the House that would provide Congressional review of a nuclear agreement with Iran?

2. With the recent fall of Ramadi to Islamic State and ongoing reports an Islamic State branch is active in Yemen, especially because of the Houthi conflict, what is your strategy to halt the terror group from making even further advances?

3. Under your watch at the State Department, Boko Haram was not recognized as a terrorist group. Since they have formally pledged allegiance to Islamic State, which recently took control of Ramadi, a city only 80 miles from Baghdad, and continue to challenge other Iraqi cities and infrastructure, did you miss the early warning signs on Boko Haram?

4. Why was there seemingly no plan for a post-Gaddafi Libya?

5. Given Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, annexing of Crimea, reports that they hacked the White House, and violation of the Intermediate Nuclear Forces Treaty, would you still characterize the Russian Reset as a “brilliant stroke”?

6. If the indigenous uprisings of the Arab Spring were to happen again, what would your strategy be to support those seeking democratic reforms in their state?

7. The so-called Asia Pivot was roundly criticized as missing or disappointing. Shouldn’t the administration use its resources and power to protect and promote U.S. interests across many regions simultaneously?

8. Given the reports that Assad has used chemical weapons on his own people, do you still believe he is a “reformer”?

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May 20, 2015 by

The Wall Street Journal reported that the Clinton State Department, “scrutinized politically sensitive documents requested under public-records law and sometimes blocked their release, according to people with direct knowledge of the activities.”

Longtime Clinton aide Cheryl Mills seemed to be particularly involved with this process demanding that documents be held back on several occasions.

This report was discussed in depth on several morning shows with the general conclusion being that this was yet again another example of the Clinton State Department’s lack of transparency.

CNN’s Jeff Zeleny called the report “scathing” and that it was just another that sign that transparency would be a dogging issue for her campaign.

MSNBC Alex Seitz-Wald said about the report:

ALEX SEITZ-WALD: The issues raised, is that Cheryl Mills, who was Hillary Clinton’s chief of staff, long time Clinton aide, asked to be involved in specific issues around the Keystone XL pipeline for instance, and also around Bill Clinton’s speaking engagements. So the suggestion there is that she wanted to keep an eye on these things for political sensitivities more than anything that might be in the interest of the department itself. And that she perhaps had some negotiations back and forth with the records officials handling those requests.

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May 20, 2015 by

Democrats have to win big in 2016 to disassemble the GOP’s historic House majority, but they’re off to a bad start. In must-win districts, Democrats are seeing their hopes severely threatened by contentious primaries throughout the country:

FL-18: Democrats’ preferred choice to run in the open swing seat has gone disastrously wrong. Three candidates are now vying for the coveted seat.

IA-01: Following Bruce Braley’s disastrous 2014 Senate bid, Democrats lost his vacant, Democratic-leaning seat. Now, in their battle to reclaim a seat they had held for nearly a decade, they are coping with a high-stakes primary with three Democratic contenders in an expensive top 2016 state.

IL-10: Democrats efforts to clear the field for former Congressman Brad Schneider have failed as a local mayor has thrown her hat into the ring.

ME-02: Democrats think they’ve got a lock on their choice candidate in Maine’s conservative 2nd Congressional district, but recent moves by well-known Joe Baldacci and a local politician could jeopardize their plans.

NV-04: Democrats are fretting about the three candidates running for the same spot while leaving a neighboring swing seat devoid of a challenger to the proven powerhouse Congressman, Rep. Joe Heck (R, NV-03).

NY-01: In a Long Island swing district, Democrats lost a seat they had held for 12 years. Taking it back may prove a more difficult task than they initially planned. Two candidates are now officially running for the Democratic nomination, with two other potential candidates still seriously mulling bids and meeting with Washington Democrats.

NY-24: Following the heartbreaking news for Democrats that their top recruit, Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner, would not run for the seat, there have been rumblings about yet another crowded Democratic primary. An upstate New York-based Democratic consultant admitted, “I’m anticipating a two- or three-way Democratic primary.”

 

Washington Democrats sure do hope to limit the amount of primaries they’ll have to deal with, but at this rate it looks like they’re in for a whirlwind of an election cycle.

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May 20, 2015 by

If you have deep pockets, you have probably already been introduced to Andrew “Andy” Beshear by his parents – Governor Steve Beshear and First Lady Jane Beshear. [Read more…]

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A pattern emerges if you follow Jack Conway’s positions. They tend to change when he’s running for office. Why? Jack Conway is a national Democrat. In 2002 he unsuccessfully ran for Congress and in 2010 he unsuccessfully ran for U.S. Senate. Conway really wants to be in D.C., [Read more…]

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May 20, 2015 by

Democrats are fighting each other in a contentious primary for an open House seat in Florida’s 18th congressional district, according to a National Journal story this morning. Nancy Pelosi’s DCCC chose Palm Beach County Commissioner Melissa McKinlay as their party’s candidate, but before McKinlay could even announce her candidacy, her colleague Priscilla Taylor announced her bid. And Taylor “responded defensively to questions about whether she should have talked to other Democrats before entering the race.”

“Taylor’s response: It’s a democracy, and she can do what she wants.”

Here again is another example of the internal battle ripping apart the Democratic Party across the country.

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May 20, 2015 by

Mark Halperin previewed a Bloomberg focus group of Iowa democrats on MSNBC Morning Joe. Halperin asked the focus group if they could name an accomplishment that Hillary Clinton had during her tenure as Secretary of State.

The group was unable to name a single accomplishment that Hillary Clinton had while severing as Secretary of State. With one participant saying “I really can’t name anything off the top of my head.”

Another member of the group was pressed on the question by Halperin:

HALPERIN: Christina can you think of something that she accomplished as Secretary of State that impressed you or you think is important?

CHRISTINA: (Silence) No

The silence in the room was deafening.

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